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Summary of Statement of Purpose

Red Label Medical Ltd provide an Online Doctor service available at www.theindependentpharmacy.co.uk, where we provide confidential private consultations, healthcare advice and medical prescribing for the conditions seen on the Online Doctor homepage.

Terms and Conditions

Patients of The Independent Pharmacy Online Doctor are self-referred through the website. We provide a private healthcare service that incurs a charge for our patients. Our fees are all clearly displayed on the website.

We do not provide consultations or prescribe for anyone under the age of 18 years old (except for malaria tablets - 16 years and over). If a patient is unable to complete the online consultation himself or herself, for whatever reason, we are unable to provide any treatments through our Online Doctor service and suggest that they visit their GP for treatment. Patients using The Independent Pharmacy Online Doctor service must be UK residents.

The Independent Pharmacy Online Doctor service offers our patients private consultations and prescribing of some prescription only medicines in accordance with the patient’s preferences and wishes subject to a strict medical assessment by a qualified GP or Pharmacist Independent Prescriber. Patients will be able to fill out a confidential, comprehensive medical questionnaire and select a preferred treatment for submission to a prescriber. This is carefully assessed by one of our prescribers to assess the suitability. If the prescriber makes a diagnosis and deems the preferred medicine suitable a private prescription will be produced. All relevant information on the conditions and medicines will be available on the website and will be enclosed with the medicines when they are couriered to the patient.

A full set of our terms and conditions can be seen below.

Contact with the prescriber

The confidential consultation will be assessed by either a General Medical Council (GMC) registered doctor or a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber. If the prescriber requires further information from you following your consultation, one of our team will contact you by telephone or email.

Payment

Payment for all medicines should be made following your consultation. Payment must be made on the website using a major credit or debit card. All payments and details are protected with 128-bit encryption.

Care Quality Commission Registration

As a provider of an independent healthcare service The Independent Pharmacy Online Doctor service (Red Label Medical Ltd) is required by law to be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) under the Health and Social Care Act 2008. This ensures that the quality of care we provide meets national standards and our patients are safeguarded. As a result of our registration, the CQC carry out a formal assessment of The Independent Pharmacy Online Doctor service (Red Label Medical Ltd). To see our registration status or a copy of our latest report you can click the CQC link on any of our Online Doctor pages or visit www.cqc.org.uk.

Complaints

There may be, on occasion, a time where a patient wishes to comment or complain about the service they have received from The Independent Pharmacy. We welcome all feedback about our service and will strive to resolve any negative experience our customers have experienced.

We will log all complaints we receive so that we can monitor the types of problems, the best way to resolve them and how long we are taking to deal with them.

Alternatively, you may contact the CQC with feedback on our service. This can be done at www.cqc.org.uk or by telephone on 03000 616161. Alternatively, you can contact them in writing at Care Quality Commission, National Correspondence, Citygate, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4PA.

Patient Feedback

The Independent Pharmacy looks to obtain feedback on the quality of our service and patient satisfaction after every consultation. You will receive an email from us to give you the chance to offer feedback or ask questions

We also collect reviews and feedback through the independent review service, Trustpilot. You can view our feedback here:

Privacy policy

Protecting the privacy of our customers is very important at The Independent Pharmacy. In order to provide you with the best possible service we collect and store information about you and the services that you have used. To ensure that we treat your data in the proper manner we are registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 (Reg no. ZA030687).

Terms & Conditions

Contract – Any agreement between the Seller and the Customer for the sale of Goods;

Customer/you – You (the person who purchases the Goods from the Seller);

Order Confirmation – An email from the Seller to the Customer acknowledging that the order for the Goods has been accepted in accordance with these Terms;

Goods – The Goods that are being sold to the Customer on this website;

Privacy Policy – The terms that set out how the Seller will deal with the confidential and personal information received from the Customer via the Website;

Seller/we – The person or business who is selling the Goods known as The Independent Pharmacy as identified in the clause below (Important Information about the Seller);

Terms – The terms and conditions set out in this document, including any Website terms of use and the Privacy Policy and which apply to any Contract; and

Website – The Seller’s Website on which the Goods are advertised.

In these Terms, unless the context requires a different interpretation: the singular includes the plural and vice versa;references to sub-clauses,clauses, schedules or appendices are to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of these Terms a reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts and partnerships including is understood to mean including without limitation; reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it; the headings and sub-headings do not form part of these Terms; and "writing" or "written" in these Terms, will include e-mail unless otherwise stated.

Introduction

By using this Website you are agreeing to these Terms.

The contents of this Website are directed solely at those who access the site from the UK. Your use of this Website and any purchase by you on this Website of any products is governed by English Law and will be deemed to have taken place in England and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. Risk and title in the products will pass to you when delivery of the goods to you is completed (see the section below (Delivery)), and you acknowledge and agree to be responsible for complying with any restrictions around the receipt and use by you of the products.

These Terms and any Contract between the Seller and the Customer are only in the English language.

You should print a copy of these Terms or save them to your computer for future reference.

Use of the Website and personal information

The use of the Website by the Customer is governed by the Terms, which apply to any Contract.

All personal information is retained and used strictly in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

The Seller may contact the Customer in connection with the Contract by using e-mail or other electronic communication methods and by pre-paid post and the Customer expressly agrees to this.

Important information about making a purchase

When providing any information to the Seller, the Customer undertakes that all information provided via the Website is accurate, current and complete, and to notify the Seller of any changes which may mean that the information is inaccurate.

The Seller is authorised by the Customer to contact any third party agencies, including credit reference agencies, to verify the accuracy of information provided by the Customer where the Customer has failed to comply with a request for verification of information from the Seller.

A Customer may only purchase Goods from the Website if they are eligible to enter into a contract and are at least 18 years old.

The Seller accepts responsibility for statements and representations made by its duly authorised agents. It is the Customer's responsibility to check that they have identified and are referring to the correct version of the Terms which is current on the date upon which the order is placed via the Website.

Information and advice about a consumer's statutory rights in relation to Goods that are faulty or not as described is available from a local Citizens' Advice Bureau or Trading Standards office. Nothing in these Terms will affect these legal rights.

Details on our Website

The images of the products on our Website are for illustrative purposes only. Although we have made every effort to display the colours accurately, we cannot guarantee that your computer's display of the colours accurately reflect the colour of the products. Your products may vary slightly from those images.

The packaging of the products may vary from that shown on images on our site.

How the order is processed

The order process is as set out on the Website. Each step allows the Customer to check and amend any errors before submitting the order. It is the Customer's responsibility to check that they have used the ordering process correctly.

Our order process allows you to check and amend any errors before submitting your order to us. Please take the time to read and check your order at each page of the order process.

After an order has been placed on the Website, the Customer will receive an e-mail acknowledging that the Seller has received the order (Order Confirmation). Once an order is placed, it becomes legally binding on the Customer. Submission of an order does not mean that the Seller has accepted the order for the Goods unless and until an Order Confirmation is given to the Customer. If the Seller is unable to supply the Goods, for example, because the Seller deems that the information provided by the Customer does not fall within the clinical guidelines for fulfilling the Order, those Goods are not in stock or no longer available or because of an error in the price on the Website, the Seller will inform the Customer of this and will not process the order (even if it has already given the Customer an Order Confirmation). If the Customer has already paid for the Goods, the Seller will refund the full amount as soon as possible.

It is the responsibility of the Customer to ensure that the Order Confirmation is complete and accurate and to inform the Seller immediately of any errors. The Seller is not responsible for any inaccuracies in the order placed by the Customer.

Delivery

Timescales for delivery and delivery charges will vary depending on the availability of the Goods and the Customer's address. Estimated delivery timescales and prices are set out on the Website. Whilst the Seller will use reasonable endeavours to meet any delivery dates, all delivery dates are estimates and approximate only. The Seller cannot guarantee delivery dates and times and time shall not be of the essence for delivery of the Goods. It is the responsibility of the Customer to ensure that the Goods arrive prior to 24th December and other important dates.

Delivery will be completed when the Seller delivers the Goods to the address provided when the order was placed. The Goods will become the responsibility of the Customer from the completion of delivery.

The Seller may employ a reputable carrier to deliver the Goods. If the Customer is asked for a signature upon delivery, it is the responsibility of the Customer to examine the Goods before signing.

Occasionally, delivery to the Customer may be affected by circumstances beyond the control of the Seller. See the clause below (Circumstances beyond the control of the Seller) for the Seller's responsibilities when this happens.

If Goods from the Website are to be delivered outside the United Kingdom, the Seller will be unable to fulfill the Order. If Goods are forwarded outside of the United Kingdom after delivery without the knowledge of the Seller, the Customer takes full responsibility for any taxes or duties that may arise and compliance with all local laws.

Problems with Royal Mail or non-delivery of items must be reported to The Seller within 30 days of the order being placed.

Price and payment

The price of the Goods will be as set out on the Website at the time that the Customer's order is placed. Prices for Goods may change from time to time, but changes will not affect any order that has been accepted by the Seller with an Order Confirmation.

The price of the Goods includes VAT (where applicable) at the applicable current rate chargeable in the UK for the time being. However, if the rate of VAT changes between the date of the Order Confirmation and the date of delivery, the Customer must pay any increase, unless the Customer has already paid for the Goods before the change in the rate of VAT takes effect.

The price of the Goods does not include delivery charges. Payment for Goods plus any delivery charges, must be made by the Customer (unless they qualify for free delivery). Payment must occur at the time that the Goods are ordered using the ordering procedure set out on the Website.

The Goods

All Goods shown on the Website are subject to availability. The Seller will inform the Customer by e-mail as soon as possible if the Goods ordered are not available and will not process the order if already made (even if it has already given the Customer an Order Confirmation).

Guarantees

Where Goods provided by the Seller come with a manufacturer's guarantee, the details are set out in the manufacturer's guarantee provided with the Goods.

Any guarantee in this clause is in addition to the Customer's statutory rights in relation to the Goods that are faulty or not as described.

The Seller's liability

If the Seller fails to comply with these Terms, the Seller is responsible for loss or damage suffered by the Customer that is a foreseeable result of the Seller's breach of the Terms or the Seller's negligence, but the Seller is not responsible for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable. Loss or damage is foreseeable if it is an obvious consequence of the breach or if the loss was contemplated by the parties at the time the order was accepted by the Seller.

The Seller supplies the Goods for domestic and private use. The Customer agrees not to use the Goods for any commercial, business or re-sale purpose.

The Seller has no liability to the Customer for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity, or for any indirect, special or consequential loss.

The Seller does not exclude or limit in any way its liability for:

Death or personal injury caused by its negligence or the negligence of its employees, agents or subcontractors;

Fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;

Breach of the terms implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (title and quiet possession); or

Breach of the terms implied by sections 13, 14 and 15 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (description, satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and samples); and defective Goods under the Consumer Protection Act 1987.

Circumstances beyond the control of the Seller

The Seller will not be liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under these Terms where such failure or delay results from any cause that is beyond its reasonable control. In these circumstances:

The Seller will contact the Customer as soon as reasonably possible to notify the Customer. The Seller's obligations under these Terms will be suspended and the time for performance of the Seller's obligations will be extended for the duration of the circumstances beyond its control. Where necessary, the Seller will contact the Customer to arrange a new delivery date with the Customer after the circumstances beyond its control are over; and

If the Customer no longer wishes to buy the Goods, it may cancel the Contract under the clause below (Customer's cancellation rights and returns).

If the circumstances beyond the Seller's control continue for longer than 4 weeks, the Seller may cancel the Contract and refund money paid by the Customer in advance.

We are registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council under the registration number 1120908. Our registration status can be confirmed at www.pharmacyregulation.org. Our Superintendent Pharmacist is Mr Ant Boysan, registration number 2047716.

You can contact us by telephone on 0333 2200 519 or by e-mailing us at support@theindependentpharmacy.co.uk. For notice in writing (for example cancellation) required by these Terms the notice may be provided by e-mail, or by post to The Independent Pharmacy at Unit 3 Heston House, 7-9 Emery Road, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 5PF. We will contact the you by e-mail, or by post to the billing address in your order.

How these Terms may be changed

It may be necessary for the Seller to revise these Terms from time to time, including for the purposes of:

Changes in how payments are accepted; or

Changes in relevant laws and regulatory requirements which apply to the Goods.

Every time the Customer places an order via the Website for Goods, the Terms in force at that time will apply to the Contract between the Customer and the Seller.

Miscellaneous

The Contract contains the whole agreement between the parties relating to its subject matter.

The Seller may transfer its rights and obligations under these Terms to another person or organisation, and will always notify the Customer in writing if this happens, but this will not affect the Customer's rights or the Seller's obligations under these Terms.

The Contract is between the Seller and the Customer. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of its terms. The Customer has the right to enforce the manufacturer's guarantee.

Each of the paragraphs of these Terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them (or any part of them) are unlawful, the remaining paragraphs (and/or the remainder of the relevant paragraph) will remain in full force and effect.

These Terms will be governed by and interpreted according to English law. This means a Contract for the purchase of Goods through the Website and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or these Terms will be governed by English law. All disputes arising under them will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Liability relating to use of the Website

The Seller and its directors, shareholders and associated persons shall not be responsible for and disclaim all liability for any loss, liability, damage (whether direct, indirect or consequential), personal injury or expense of any nature whatsoever which may be suffered by the Customer or any third party (including your company), as a result of or which may be attributable, directly or indirectly, to your access and use of the Website, any information contained on the Website, your or your company's personal information or material and information transmitted over our systems.

External Links

All external links provided by the Seller are for the convenience of the Customer and their content is beyond the control of the Seller. The Customer uses these external links at their own risk and should refer to the external websites’ own terms and conditions of use.

Site Accessibility

The Seller cannot guarantee that the Website will operate continuously or without interruptions or be error-free. You must not attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website and, in particular, you must not attempt to circumvent security, tamper with, hack into, or otherwise disrupt the Website or any computer system, server, router or any other internet-connected device. The Seller cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that any content of the Website will be free from infection, viruses and/or other code that has contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and virus checks (including anti-virus and other security checks) to satisfy your particular requirements for the safety and reliability of data input and output. The Seller does not accept liability for any losses or claims arising from any inability to access the Website or any failure to complete a transaction.

Website Use

This Website is for personal and non-commercial use. You must not use any materials contained in the Website except to the extent necessary for your own personal use.

All content on this Website is for information purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice; rather it is designed to support, not replace, the relationship between you and your healthcare providers. You should make sure that you carefully read all product packaging and labels prior to use. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health problem you should consult your regular doctor. Please consult your doctor before taking any new product, particularly if you are already under medical care.

Purchase of Pharmacy medicines

When purchasing Pharmacy medicines, the following terms and conditions apply, in addition to all of the terms and conditions above.

You confirm that you have read and understood all information given on this website regarding your condition and the treatment(s) that you request. You also confirm that you will read the accompanying Patient Information Leaflet before taking any medicines that you receive.

Where you have previously used the medication(s) requested, you have not experienced side effects or other reactions that would mean it was unsuitable for you to take the medication(s) you have requested.

Before you begin to take any new medicines that you have not disclosed in the pharmacist questions, you will consult a registered doctor or pharmacist for approval of the suitability with all of your current medications and take full responsibility for doing so.

You confirm that you have filled in the pharmacist questions truthfully, to the best of your knowledge and ability. You will contact The Independent Pharmacy if any of the details you have provided change in between the time of submitting your answers and receiving your requested medication(s).

You understand that for your own safety it is essential that you fully disclose all the personal details, medical and drug history that is requested in the consultation and that omitting information or knowingly providing incorrect information can result in harm to you.

When using the Online Doctor service, the following terms and conditions also apply, in addition to all of the terms and conditions above.

You are an adult of at least 18 years of age (16 years of age for malaria prevention with parental consent), resident in the UK, and you have completed the consultation yourself in full out of your own free will. You confirm that you have the mental capacity to make informed decisions about your own healthcare and understand the side effects and associated risks of the medication(s) that you have requested.

You know of no reason that you should not receive the treatment(s) for which you are having a consultation, for health reasons or otherwise.

You have recently been reviewed by your current GP who has evaluated your current state of health and has deemed it to be of a satisfactory level. You will immediately contact your local GP or another registered doctor for a consultation should the need arise from side effects or other complications following the use of the prescribed treatment(s). In this event you also agree to contact The Independent Pharmacy by telephone or email to inform them of your condition.

All medication provided by The Independent Pharmacy following a consultation with the Online Doctor is for personal use only and will not be passed or sold on to any third party or used to stockpile a supply beyond what can be considered adequate use.

You confirm that you have read and understood all information given on this website regarding your condition and the treatment(s) that you request. You also confirm that you will read the accompanying Patient Information Leaflet and Medicines Information sheet before taking any medicines that you receive.

Where you have previously used the medication(s) requested from the Online Doctor, you have not experienced side effects or other reactions that would mean it was unsuitable for you to take the medication(s) you have requested.

You give permission for the details of this consultation to be shared with a UK-based prescriber employed by The Independent Pharmacy Online Doctor service who will act in an adjunct capacity to your local GP, not to replace them, and assess your consultation for suitability of the issue of a prescription for my requested medication(s).

You wish for The Independent Pharmacy to dispense your prescription, if it is issued by the prescriber. You understand that you cannot obtain the prescription for dispensing at another pharmacy.

Before you begin to take any new medicines that you have not disclosed in your consultation with the Online Doctor you will consult a registered doctor or pharmacist for approval of the suitability with all of your current medications and take full responsibility for doing so.

You confirm that you have filled in your consultation truthfully, to the best of your knowledge and ability. You will contact The Independent Pharmacy if any of the details you have provided change in between the time of submitting your consultation and receiving your requested medication(s).

You understand that for your own safety it is essential that you fully disclose all the personal details, medical and drug history that is requested in the consultation and that omitting information or knowingly providing incorrect information can result in harm to you.

You will monitor your blood pressure at regular intervals and you will seek medical advice from your GP or another registered doctor if it exceeds 140/90mmHg or below 90/60mmHg.

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